hail2 .1v.i.Cuireann clocha sneachta, cloichshneachta. Bullets were hailing on us, bhí na piléir á gcáitheadh linn. 2v.tr.To hail down curses on s.o., rois mhallacht a chur ar dhuine.
hail3 .1int.Fáilte romhat (romhaibh)!The Hail Mary, Fáilte f an Aingil; an tÁibhé Máiria. 2s.Within hail of. . ., faoi fhad scairte do. . .He is hail-fellow-well-met with everyone, tá sé mór le, teanntásach le, gach duine.
hail4 .1v.tr.aBeannaím do (dhuine). To hail s.o. (as) king, rí a ghairm do dhuine. bGlaoim ar, scairtim le (long, duine). Within hailing distance, faoi fhad scairte. 2v.i.Ship hailing from London, long as Londain.